Wisconsin on Fire: an Interactive History of Wildfires in Wisconsin

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Date
2018-12-17Author
Campbell, Alex
Clausen, Jacob
Segal, Ben
Wibben, Jack
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Wildfire is a common occurrence in Wisconsin, and has serious effects to the landscape
and the lives of people in its way. Predicting future wildfire occurrence is impossible without
first understanding and synthesizing information about the past. We’ve compiled land cover data
from past and present, a complete fire suppression history, and actual fire statistics from the past
150 years to create an interactive map of the history of fires in the state. This map allows the
reader to analyze trends in fire occurrence and expansion, and to learn about firsthand accounts
of the effects of specific fires through photos, news articles, and other supplemental information.
How humans influence and are influenced by wildfire, the different types of damage wildfire can
cause, and wildfire planning and response are other key discussion topics understood through our
educational interactive map.
Subject
Fire
Fire history
Wildfires
Wisconsin
Fire suppression
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/78971Description
Includes Tables, Maps, Figures, Appendices and Bibliography.